@TwelveBaud said:@cklam said:"Real Issues" like what ? Bushy's reign of error ? Unconstitutional Infringement of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution ? Saying GTFO in about every fourth post ?Ted Stevens called the Internet, the lifeblood of TDWTF, "a series of tubes." He was concerned that they were being "clogged" by the use of content delivery systems such as BitTorrent and the proliferation of sites like Veoh, Hulu, Snotr, and YouTube, and blamed his not receiving "an internet" in a timely manner because of it. The "internet" in question never hit his ISP; it was an internal e-mail. And yet he's the head of the committee that legislates over the internet. Technically, if my 16-year-old second cousin in Richmond decided to tell me how he felt about his girlfriend and instant messaged me with the number eight, a few equals signs, a capital D and a tilde, then I have committed a "Class B felony sex crime" by "engaging in behavior suggestive to a minor to send data capable of conversion into a visual image transmitted by any means depicting an obscene visual representation" and be subject to additional sentence enhancements because he's a relative and because it's an IM, which the FBI would be required by law to prosecute me for. Or at least I will be if Bush signs a piece of legislation that's on his desk right now. For comparison, under current Virginia legislation I might be subject to a fine of up to $500, at a magistrate's discression. One recent issue debated in the Senate was the activation of the Selective Service System, informally known as the Draft. While it would be immensely unpopular, it would mitigate the decline in existing troop morale by allowing them to be replaced with new "volunteers" rather than keeping them on ever-extended tours of duty. Even though I am over 200lbs and haven't run a five-minute mile since middle school, I would still be considered one of the prime candidates, probably as a Predator pilot. However, I would still have to go through the initial training procedures, probably multiple times, with little to no regard for my safety or well-being. Frankly, I'd rather have them be squabbling about whether or not God can be sued than squabbling over whether I should be locked up for life because my cousin thinks his girlfriend is hot or whether I should die in Boot Camp. There you have it: Bushy reign of error at work !!! Ok, I concede that's an over-simplification. I am wel aware of the intricacies of legislative, judicative and legislative branches of the US Fedral Government.As to the draft: I got drafted into the German Army back in '86 and did my 15-month vacation with Y-tours. At the time back then I would preferred to have the politicians in (then) West Germany suing God. On the other hand looking back from today's perspective it is better that they didn't sue since Russian is way harder to learn in comparison to English.As to the minor thing referred above: that is the right idea taken way beyond too far into insanity. You have way too many active house-wive associations over there in the States.